Russian servicemen stand with the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower and Saint Basil's cathedral before the Victory Day military parade rehearsal in central Moscow, on April 27, 2023. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images CNN — Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their…

Musk's SpaceX to destroy retired space station 27 June 2024 Jonathan AmosScience correspondent•@BBCAmos NASA The space station has been permanently crewed since 2000 Nasa has selected Elon Musk's SpaceX company to bring down the International Space Station at the end of its life. The…

The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to claim a record 18th NBA title, one more than their old rivals the Lakers. “You have very few chances in life to be great … you’ve got to take the bull by the horns and you’ve got to own it, and our guys owned it,” said the…

Ukrainians are about to celebrate Christmas for the first time since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24. But which Christmas, exactly? Earlier this year, the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU), which represents tens of millions of worshipers, announced that member churches would be free to…

Credit: Pieter Bruegel the Elder. (Museo del Prado). The past year has been nothing but the worst in the lives of many people around the globe. A rampaging pandemic, dangerous political instability, weather catastrophes, and a profound change in lifestyle that most have never experienced or…

A conspiracy ripping through the anti-vax world may finally drive some anti-maskers to do the unthinkable: wear a mask and keep their distance. The conspiracy—which comes in several shapes and sizes—more or less says the vaccinated will “shed” certain proteins onto the unvaccinated who will then…

The most immediate challenge any new president faces is deciding what not to do. For Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the catastrophes of the past four days have not radically changed the way they should make those choices. One week ago, it was imperative that they mainly look forward, to the…

The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote. A top adviser to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stepped out of the ornate chamber for a short break. Alone in the Capitol’s marble halls,…

The 100-year wound that Hungary cannot forget 3 June 2020 Nick ThorpeBBC News, Hungary Tamas Wachsler/Flickr The new Monument of National Solidarity is directly in line with the main entrance of parliament Exactly 100 years ago, in the Trianon palace at Versailles, two medium-ranking Hungarian…